Contents tagged with USA
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US and EU condemn opening of Crimean bridge by Russia
On Tuesday, May 15, the US Department of State commented on the opening of the Kerch Strait bridge between Russia and Crimea to partial traffic. An official statement by State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert was published on Department’s website.
"The United States condemns Russia’s construction and partial opening of the Kerch Strait Bridge between Russia and occupied Crimea, which was done without the permission of the government of Ukraine. Crimea is part of Ukraine. Russia’s …
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Ukrainian intelligence chief explains why US and Russia have stopped Donbas negotiations
The Kremlin has decided to stop negotiations on the Donbas and to push for better conditions because the Normandy Format countries and the US have not agreed to Russia’s demands, Ukraine’s former foreign intelligence chief Nikolai Malomuzh said in an interview with InfoResist news outlet.
“In this situation they [the Russian government] have decided to raise the stakes, so to speak, in the geopolitical game, in view of the fact that there needs to be a stronger argument for continuing the …
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US Ambassador to Germany: Nord Stream-2 is not in Europe's interests
US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell criticized the Nord Stream 2 project during an interview with Funke Mediengruppe.
He stated that many in Germany are concerned about the implementation of the pipeline project. "It's about Russian influence," said the Ambassador.
Grenell added that the US is working closely with Europeans who share the US’ concerns. According to the diplomat, the current pipeline construction strategy is "very problematic."
Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner …
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Lavrov: US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal threatens to destabilize Middle East
TASS news agency reports that Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, said the US withdrawal from the Tehran nuclear deal threatens to destabilize the Middle East.
"As for unilateral US sanctions, there's nothing we can do about that. But this is another thing; it cannot concern lifting sanctions introduced by the UN Security Council. This [decision] is not subject to revision," said Lavrov.
According to the Minister, the decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the …
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US State of Kansas recognizes the Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian people
The American state of Kansas recognized the Holodomor of 1932-33 as genocide of the Ukrainian people, the press service of the Ukrainian Embassy in the US reported on Facebook. "The proclamation, which designates 2018 the year of commemoration in Kansas of the victims of this tragedy, was signed by the governor of the state Jeff Colyer," the report says.
Kansas became the tenth US state to make the declaration. Earlier, the Holodomor in Ukraine was recognized as genocide in nine US states: …
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US places new sanctions on Russia
The US administration has decided to place sanctions on a number of Russian, Iranian, North Korean and Chinese entities, as well as several organizations from Turkey and Saudi Arabia which it considers guilty of violating US legislation on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The US Department of State put the relevant notice in the Federal Register on Wednesday.
Among the newly blacklisted entities were the Training Center of Missile Troops in Gatchina, the 18th Central …
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Kremlin: the world will become unsafe if US withdraws from Iran nuclear deal
According to the official representative of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, the world would become unsafe if the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is unilaterally terminated by the United States. Representative Maria Zakharova believes that if the U.S. puts into action its statement that it can withdraw from the JCPOA, the act will be considered a threat to international legal principles, RIA Novosti reports.
“It will not bring any added value to world peace and …
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US forbids Ukraine from using Javelin missile systems in Donbas
The U.S. imposed restrictions on the use of Javelin anti-tank missile systems in the Donbas, which Washington supplied to Ukraine, as stated by Georgiy Tuka, the deputy minister for the temporarily occupied territories and internally displaced persons of Ukraine, on the Pryamoy channel.
According to him, one of the terms of the contract to supply the missile systems was “not to use these complexes directly on the contact line.”
At the same time, Tuka stressed that the ban can be canceled “at …
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Turkey threatens US with sanctions over S-400 missile systems
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu promised that Ankara would take countermeasures against the United States in the event that Washington enacts sanctions against it for the purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems.
This week, the minister intends to visit Washington, where he will discuss U.S. threats to block the delivery of F-35 fighters if Turkey acquires the Russian anti-aircraft missile systems.
“We need a way to protect our airspace - urgently. If you are not going to sell them …
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US suspends duty-free import of 155 types of goods from Ukraine
On April 26, the Office of the US Trade Representative suspended the operation of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for a portion of Ukrainian goods, as reported on Saturday by the Press Office of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine.
The GSP allows for duty-free importation of over 3,500 types of goods from Ukraine into the United States.
155 types of goods fall under the restrictions, including some food products, light and woodworking industry, engineering, …